china+kevin

CHINA China is known to have the largest population in the world. China occupies a major portion of Central and Eastern Asia, and it is infamous for having a strict autocratic government. It is the 4th largest country in the world in terms of area, with a population exceeding 1,323,239,923. The country area occupies a total of 9,596,961 square kilometers.
 * __Introduction__**

**__Statistics__**
 * Population:** China has a massive population of 1,343,239,923 people. China is the text book definition of an over populated country. Their population had been growing at an intimidating rate because of the lack of education in rural agricultural areas of china, However, due to fairly recent economic booms in China, the population growth rate had gone down significantly. Certain laws also currently exist to prevent further over populations, it hadn't been enforced very well at all, and it had been stripping people away of their legal identity since birth. (China does not allow more than one child from being born. #one child policy)


 * Birth Rate:** The current birth rate is 12.32 people born per 1,000. The improvement in birth rates is clearly evident within these numbers. China is steadily moving towards further developments as a nation at an incredible rate. But the consequence of their abnormally fast development encompasses numerous human rights and worker's rights violations.


 * Death Rate:** The death rate in China is 7.17 dead per 1,000. This number is quite impressive compared to China's past records. The decrease in mortality would only mean that China had developed as a nation economically, and in education.


 * Net Migration Rate:** The net migration rate is -0.33 people per 1,000. This number isn't extreme; however, it is not exactly indicating a good sign since the number is negative. More people are leaving the country, and the reason for that is because of their constant violation of certain human rights, and discontent within societies caused by an autocratic authoritarian regime.


 * Infant Mortality Rate:** For males, the infant mortality rate is 15.38 deaths per 1,000, and for females, it's 15.9 deaths. A large part of this may have to do with the one child policy of China, but it may also have to do with the fact that China is a very industrious nation. This may contribute in the lack of sufficient health care and medical services. Although China is 'developed', as one may argue, China still faces a multitude of issues that are not being addressed, and still has much more room for further progress.


 * Population Growth Rate:** The population growth rate of China, recorded in 2012, was 0.481%. For China, this is a huge improvement. Since China's population already exceeds 1 billion (approximately 1/7th of the entire world population), over population is a major issue. China's drastic improvement has much to do with its abnormally fast economic development.


 * Life Expectancy:** The life expectancy of an average Chinese male is 72.82 years, and for females, it is 77.11 years. The life expectancy is ironically high, considering that much of China is a polluted mess. The main reason behind this phenomenon has to do with the Chinese culture. Like most Asian cultures, the typical food for Chinese people is rice. Rice had proved itself of its nutritious value many times over in the course of extensive research and history. Eating such foods as a daily routine allows its' consumer to have a longer life span. Some of the longest lived people in the history of mankind are Asian because of such trivial reasons.


 * Doubling Time:** The doubling time of the Chinese population would take approximately 145.53 years. This immense number makes sense considering that the current population of China exceeds well over 1 billion, and the growth rate is less than 1 percent.

China overall, is a MEDC. Many of the world's greatest economy is reliant on China's resources and production. For that reason, China had been able to develop at an incredible rate since communism fell. China is now very close to stage IV of the demographic transition model, if not already there.
 * __Overview:__**

Since the SARS endemic in China, China had not been facing major population issues. Rather, it is currently having a major issue with protests against its' government.

//The Chinese people are clashing against military/police force in protest//

//Chinese protest growing into to vandalism, and increasing in violence//

//East&South East Asia: China //. N.p.: n.p., n.d. //C.I.A. World Factbook //. Web. 15  Nov. 2012.  geos/ch.html+-->.
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